Gabon’s opposition challenges election results in court

October 13th, 2009 Gabon court upholds Bongo's victory after protestLIBREVILLE, Gabon — Gabon's constitutional court says the son of the country's longtime dictator won the Aug. 30 presidential elections that opposition candidates said were fraudulent.

September 17th, 2009 Iranian regime's forces warn opposition over rallyTEHRAN, Iran — The Iranian regime's elite Revolutionary Guard is warning opposition protesters against holding a new anti-government demonstration. Opposition activists have called for protests to coincide with government-sponsored demonstrations marking Quds Day, dedicated to condemning Israel and expressing support for the Palestinians.

September 3rd, 2009 Gabon opposition leader Pierre Mamboundou injuredLIBREVILLE, Gabon — Opposition leader Pierre Mamboundou has been injured by police during protests against the electoral victory of the eldest son of Gabon's longtime dictator. Louis-Gaspon Mayila, head of a political party allied to Mamboundou, said the opposition leader was injured in the arm when police fired tear gas early Thursday at opposition demonstrators who camped outside the electoral commission in Libreville overnight.

September 3rd, 2009 Bongos stay in power in GabonLIBREVILLE, Gabon — After police fired tear gas at opposition demonstrators, the government of this oil-rich African nation on Thursday declared the eldest son of the late dictator Omar Bongo the winner of weekend presidential elections, triggering allegations of fraud from one of the runners-up. Ali Bongo, the country's defense minister who campaigned from a private jet and plastered the capital with billboards, won with 41.7 percent of the vote, Interior Minister Jean-Francois Ndongou said on state TV.

September 3rd, 2009 Son of Gabon's late dictator wins electionLIBREVILLE, Gabon — Gabon's interior minister has announced that Ali Bongo Ondimba, the son of Gabon's late dictator, won the country's presidential election. Minister Jean-Francois Ndongou said on state TV that Ali Bongo received 41.7 percent of the vote.

August 2nd, 2009 Kyrgyz president inaugurated for 2nd termBISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev was inaugurated for his second term Sunday after winning an election that the opposition has dismissed as fraudulent. Opposition activists accuse the government of rigging last month's vote, which Bakiyev won with 76 percent of the ballots.

July 23rd, 2009 Mauritania coup leader declared poll winnerNOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania — The man who led last year's coup in Mauritania has officially won the presidency in weekend elections, the Constitutional Court said late Thursday — just hours after the head of the election commission resigned over doubts about the ballot. Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, who had resigned as junta leader to run in the elections, received 52.47 percent of Saturday's vote, according to the court.

July 17th, 2009 Congo Republic opposition wants election annulledBRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo — The Republic of Congo's top opposition politician filed on Friday for an annulment of the incumbent president's re-election and claimed there had been vote-rigging and intimidation. Longtime president Denis Sassou-Nguesso was declared the winner of Sunday's election with 78.61 percent of the vote, ruling out the need for a runoff.

July 6th, 2009 Bulgarian conservatives win election by big marginSOFIA, Bulgaria — Official results confirm Bulgaria's conservative opposition has won parliamentary elections by a wide margin. Outgoing Socialist Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev conceded defeat hours after polls closed late Sunday, clearing the way for Sofia Mayor Boiko Borisov to form the next government.

June 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Sunday said the election results were a disappointment but it would emerge stronger from the crisis while reiterating that no single individual was responsible for the debacle. Senior BJP leader M.

June 17th, 2009 Canada avoids summer electionTORONTO — Canada's prime minister reached a deal Wednesday with one of three opposition parties allowing him to avoid early elections. The opposition Liberals had been threatening to join two other opposition parties in toppling Prime Minister Stephen Harper's minority government on Friday if Harper didn't unveil planned changes for unemployment insurance.

June 14th, 2009 TEHRAN - Iranian opposition leader Mir-Hossein Moussavi called on Iran's Guardian Council Sunday to nullify the results of the presidential election. Moussavi said in a statement on his website that he had forwarded an official request to the Guardian Council asking it to nullify the results.

June 11th, 2009 Minn. court orders Coleman to pay $95K to FrankenST. PAUL, Minn. — Republican Norm Coleman must pay Democrat Al Franken $94,783 to cover court costs for his appeal of Minnesota Senate election results.

May 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Sunday said it would support the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) every decision if Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha L.K. Advani steps down.

May 16th, 2009 HYDERABAD - After its poor showing in the Lok Sabha and Andhra Pradesh assembly polls, Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president N. Chandrababu Naidu Saturday said that his party would analyse the election results.